A rather scary set of items by our esteemed POLITICAL members all over the USA ! OUCH ! BOB FLETCHER US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS MILITARY DESIGN SECTION 10th FLOOR S.W. SACRAMENTO DISTRICT 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 Phone (916) 557-7235 Subject: Fw: this is what runs our country.]My the dear Lord help us > > .> > > > >Subject: this is what runs our country. > .> > > > >Subject: And to think they run our country > > > > > > > > > > > > >Think the world is a scary place? Read this and you will be > > > > > > >terrified!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > >They run our country! > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have been a Travel Agent for thirty Years. This is why we're in > > > > > > >trouble! > > > > > > > > > > > > >I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that > > > >her > > > > > > >hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. > > > > > > >********************* > > > > > > > > > > > > >I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to > > > > > >Capetown. > > > > > > >I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport > > > > > > >information, then she interrupted me with, "I'm not trying to > make > > > >you > > > > > >look > > > > > > > > > > > >stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts." Without trying to make > her > > > >look > > > > > >like > > > > > >the stupid one, I calmly explained, "Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, > > > > > >Capetown is in Africa." Her response (click). > > > > > > >**************** > > > > > > > > > > > > >A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about Florida > package > > we > > > > > > >did.I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando. He said > > > > > > >he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that is > not > > > > > > >possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He > replied, > > > > > >"Don't > > > > > >lie > > > > > >to me. > > > > > > >I looked on the map, and Florida is a very thin state!" > > > > > > >******************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, "Is it possible to > > > >see > > > > > > >England from Canada?" I said, "No." > > > > > > >She said, "But they look so close on the map." > > > > > > >******************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > >An aide for a Bush cabinet member once called and asked if he > could > > > > > > >rent A car in Dallas. When I pulled up the reservation, I noticed > > he > > > > > > >had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he > wanted > > > >to > > > > > > >rent a car, he said, "I heard Dallas was > > > > > > >a big airport, and we will ne! ed a car to drive between the > gates > > > >to > > > > > > >save time." > > > > > > >************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > >An Illinois Congresswoman called last week. She needed to know > how > > > >it > > > > > > >was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:20 a.m. and > got > > > >into > > > > > > >Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I tried to explain that Michigan was an hour > > > > > >ahead of Illinois, but she could not understand the concept of time > > > >zones. > > > > > > >Finally, I told her the plane went very fast, and she bought > that! > > > > > > >************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > >A New York lawmaker called and asked, "Do airlines put your > > physical > > > > > > >description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to > > whom?" > > > > > > >I > > > > > > >said, "No, why do you ask?" She replied, "Well, when I checked in > > > > > >with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and > > > >I'm > > > > > > >overweight. > > > > > > >I think that is very rude?" After pu! tting her on hold for a > > minute > > > > > > >wh! ile I 'looked into it' (I was actually laughing) I came back > > and > > > > > >explained the city code for Fresno, CA is (FAT), and that the > airline > > > >was > > > > > >just > > > > > > >putting a destination tag on her luggage. > > > > > > >************************* > > > > > > > > > > > > > >A Senator's aide called to inquire about a trip package to > Hawaii. > > > > > > >After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be > cheaper > > > >to > > > > > >fly > > > > > >to California and then take the train to Hawaii?" > > > > > > >*********************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman who asked, > > "How > > > > > >do I know which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he > meant, > > > >to > > > > > > >which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none > of > > > > > > >these darn planes have numbers on them." > > > > > > >*********************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > >A lady Senator called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, FL. > > Do > > > > > >I have to get on one of those little compu! ter planes?" I asked if > > > >she > > > > > > >meant fly to Pensacola, FL on a commuter plane. She! said, "Yeah, > > > > > >whatever!" > > > > > > >*********************************** < BR> > > > > > > >A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he > > > > > > >needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about > > > > > >passports, > > > > > > > > > > > >I reminded him that he needed a visa. "Oh, no I don't. I've been to > > > > > >China many times and never had to have one of those." I double > > > > > > > checked and sure enough, his stay required a visa. When I told > him > > > > > >this he said, "Look, I've been to China four times and every time > > they > > > > > >have > > > > > > >accepted my American Express!" > > > > > > >*********************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > >A New Mexico Congresswoman called to make reservations, "I want > to > > > >go > > > > > > >from Chicago to Rhino, New York." The agent was at a loss for > > words. > > > > > > >Finally, the agent said, "Are you sure that's the name of the > > town?" > > > > > > >"Yes, what ! ; flights do you have?" replied the lady. After some > > > > > >searching, > > > > > > > > > > > >the agent came back with, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I've looked up every > > > >airport > > > > > > >code in the country and can't find a Rhino anywhere." The lady > > > >retorted, > > > > > > >"Oh, don't be silly! Every! one knows where it is. Check your > map!" > > > >The > > > > > >agent scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, > > "You > > > > > >don't > > > > > > >mean Buffalo, do you?" "That's it! I knew it was a big animal," > she > > > > > > >said. > > > > > > >*********************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Now you know why Government is in the shape that it's in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 8/6/2004 > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 8/6/2004 > >